[6][7][8] The Medical Arts Building was designed by Oak Park architect Roy J. Hotchkiss and was built by Harper & Stelzer at an approximate cost of $250,000.

[1][2][9][10][11] Hotchkiss had previously worked as head draftsman for Eben Ezra Roberts.

[12] The Medical Arts Building was Hotchkiss's principal contribution to Oak Park's architectural landscape.

[2][3][10][11][15] Original plans called for four story east and west wings, but these were never built.

[11] During World War II, the Oak Park unit of the Association of Army and Navy Wives was located in the Medical Arts Building.